Design and effectiveness of a required pre-clinical simulation-based curriculum for fundamental clinical skills and procedures

Medical Education Online

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Lofaso, Daryl P ^a   DeBlieux, Peter M ^a   DiCarlo, Richard P ^a   Hilton, Charles ^a   Yang, Tong ^a   Chauvin, Sheila W ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Application; Environment; Experience; Exposure; Knowledge; Opportunity; Practice; Safety; Simulation; Students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ORLEANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84858835441     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10872981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/meo.v16i0.7132     Document Type: Article

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